German utility EnBW declared on Tuesday it would accelerate cost-cutting measures to save an extra 250 million euros ($280 million) by 2020, since it struggles with decreasing electricity prices and the cost of phasing-out nuclear power.
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Sweden's plan to preserve nuclear energy as part of its low-carbon energy mix is a significant boost for the nuclear industry, as stated on Tuesday by CEO of French utility EDF Jean-Bernard Levy .
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Total and Lampiris, the third-largest supplier of natural gas and renewable power to the Belgium residential sector, have inked an agreement under which Total will acquire all of the shares in Lampiris.
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Crude oil prices declined about 2 percent in prolonged trading on Tuesday as figures indicated an unexpected build in U.S. crude stockpiles last week, adding to the destabilization of global financial markets before the British referendum whether to leave the European Union. Brent and U.S. crude extended losses in post-settlement trading, both falling by more than $1 a barrel each. Prices tumbled for the fourth straight day with Brent down 52 cents to settle at $49.83 a barrel, while U.S. crude lost 39 cents to close at $48.49.
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Declining coal and gas prices will not halt record investment in renewables over the coming decades as the cost of generating clean energy drops, according to a key energy report.
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